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UpdateElement

Updates an XML element at the specified XPath.

Syntax

expression.UpdateElement(xPath, xmlStr);

expression - A variable that represents a ApiCustomXmlPart class.

Parameters

NameRequired/OptionalData typeDefaultDescription
xPathRequiredstringThe XPath of the node to update.
xmlStrRequiredstringThe XML string to replace the node content with.

Returns

boolean

Example

This example shows how to update an XML element in a custom XML part.

const worksheet = Api.GetActiveSheet();
const xmlManager = worksheet.GetCustomXmlParts();
const xmlString = '<content><text>Old value</text></content>';
const xml = xmlManager.Add(xmlString);

xml.UpdateElement('/content/text', '<text>New value</text>');
worksheet.GetRange('A1').SetValue('XML after update: ' + xml.GetXml());